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AP Source: Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for high court
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the fir...
Feb 25, 2022
Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district investigates expanding before & after school care
NANAIMO - Providing additional on-site before and after school care in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith public school system will be further explored.During its regular board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 23, Distr...
Feb 25, 2022
Pope nixes Florence visit, Ash Wednesday due to knee pain
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has canceled a scheduled Sunday visit to Florence and will not preside over Ash Wednesday commemorations next week because of what the Vatican described Friday as a flareup of...
Feb 25, 2022
Paris replaces St. Petersburg as Champions League final host
LONDON (AP) - Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The men's final will still be held o...
Feb 25, 2022
Paris replaces St. Petersburg as Champions League final host
LONDON (AP) - Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The men's final will still be held o...
Feb 25, 2022
Russian advance on Kyiv and Canada's safe haven: In The News for Feb. 25
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 25 ... What we are watching in Ukraine .....
Feb 25, 2022
Experts question Alberta budget claims of diversifying away from oil and gas revenues
EDMONTON - Canada's oil province may finally be shedding its image as an economic one-trick pony, the Alberta government says in its new budget. "We're doing all we can and seeing great results on eco...
Feb 25, 2022
B.C. premier at swearing-in ceremony, throne speech hinted at stewardship ministry
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan will be at Government House today for an announcement that involves a swearing-in ceremony. A statement from the premier's office provides few details a...
Feb 25, 2022
Canada must be ready to welcome Ukrainians to safety: expert
OTTAWA - Europe is facing a massive new migration crisis because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Canada should prepare to provide asylum to those fleeing the violence, says a Canadian security ...
Feb 25, 2022
Labour minister set to nudge provinces, territories on paid sick leave
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he plans to put paid sick leave on the agenda for a meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts to resolve a patchwork system of policies and ...
Feb 25, 2022